Incredible support and success for the “4 Women Run 4 All Women” Planned Parenthood fundraising run

IndieSoulMagazineJan 24, 2017Comments Off on Incredible support and success for the “4 Women Run 4 All Women” Planned Parenthood fundraising run1238

Désir shared, “I never imagined the run would become this big. I hope to sustain this movement because it’s a long four years ahead.” In this spirit she invites supporters to continue to contribute as the www.gofundme.com/4Women4AllWomen link will be live until February 1, 2017. Photo credit cr Phillip Dowdell

New York, New York: Harlem activist, Alison Désir, raised $101k+ by running 240+ miles for Planned Parenthood. Désir went out for a run from her Harlem home at 6 PM Wednesday, January 18 and did not stop until she and fellow runners Marquita Francique, Kim Rodrigues and Talisa Hayes got to the US Capitol at 6 AM January 21—just in time for the Women’s March on Washington. Teams of citizen runners (no professional athletes) joined them on the route, averaging close to 100 miles per day.

Désir, founder of the fitness movement “Harlem Run” and former NY1 “New Yorker of the Week,” says she felt compelled to action just after the election, saying “It’s no secret that this incoming Administration and Congress have a target on a woman’s right to choose and women’s health issues. I do not want to look back and wonder: what could I have done to protect these rights?”

Upon completion Désir shared, “I never imagined the run would become this big. I hope to sustain this movement because it’s a long four years ahead.” In this spirit she invites supporters to continue to contribute as the www.gofundme.com/4Women4AllWomen link will be live until February 1, 2017.

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